My Very First Camera

For my birthday in 1972 I truly wanted a Minolta 101 SLR. My dad instead brought me this camera with the stipulation that if he saw me actually using the camera, and exploring photography, on my next birthday he would buy me the Minolta SRT101. This little camera and it’s tiny 110 film saw thousands of frames — mostly in Black and White. I remember getting back my first roll of prints on TriX and was blown away by the quality, contrast, and shading it offered. Remember: This was 1972.